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EEOC Files First Lawsuits Under PWFA

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On September 10, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the first-ever lawsuit under the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).  The EEOC filed suit in the Western District of Kentucky claiming Wabash...more

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act

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This spring, the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a press release that its Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) would be published in the Code of Federal Regulations in April and become effective in...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – August 2024 #4

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Department of Labor (DOL) Final Rule: DOL Acquisition Regulation (DOLAR), DOLAR System On August 16, DOL published a final rule amending the DOLAR to remove redundant provisions and codify contractual requirements for...more

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Navigating the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act – What Employers Need to Know

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to pregnant workers and protects workers from discrimination and retaliation for seeking accommodations. The PWFA has been in...more

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Faces Major Pushback from Religious Organizations and Conservative States

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A federal judge in Louisiana granted a temporary injunction that prevents the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) from enforcing protections for workers seeking an abortion....more

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EEOC Finalizes Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Rule

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On April 19, 2024, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) finalized its rule implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA). Congress passed the PWFA to require employers to reasonably accommodate employees...more

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[Webinar] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Education: Nuances & Best Practices - September 18th - 19th, 11:00...

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This two-day course will delve deeper into specific sections of the Final Rule, the nuances of each, anticipating challenges, and exploring how to implement key provisions. Expert presenters will place this discussion against...more

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[Webinar] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Education: Nuances & Best Practices - August 12th - 13th, 11:00 am...

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This two-day course will delve deeper into specific sections of the Final Rule, the nuances of each, anticipating challenges, and exploring how to implement key provisions. Expert presenters will place this discussion against...more

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[Webinar] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Education: Nuances & Best Practices - July 10th - 11th, 11:00 am -...

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This two-day course will delve deeper into specific sections of the Final Rule, the nuances of each, anticipating challenges, and exploring how to implement key provisions. Expert presenters will place this discussion against...more

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[Event] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Education: Nuances & Best Practices - June 2nd - 3rd, Denver, CO

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This two-day course will delve deeper into specific sections of the Final Rule, the nuances of each, anticipating challenges, and exploring how to implement key provisions. Expert presenters will place this discussion against...more

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[Webinar] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Education: Nuances & Best Practices - May 7th - 8th, 11:00 am -...

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This two-day course will delve deeper into specific sections of the Final Rule, the nuances of each, anticipating challenges, and exploring how to implement key provisions. Expert presenters will place this discussion against...more

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EEOC Unveils Final PWFA Guidelines

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The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) released its final regulations and interpretative guidance implementing the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) on April 15, 2024. The Guidance will be effective on June 18,...more

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[Webinar] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Education - September 18th, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET

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This course focuses on the revised regulatory requirements and the policy, procedural, and practice changes needed to ensure compliance. Title IX professionals will leave this course with an understanding of: - The...more

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[Webinar] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for Higher Education - August 12th, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET

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This course focuses on the revised regulatory requirements and the policy, procedural, and practice changes needed to ensure compliance. Title IX professionals will leave this course with an understanding of: - The...more

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[Webinar] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for K-12 Schools and Districts - September 16th, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET

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This one-day certification course provides a comprehensive review of the procedural and substantive elements of the final Title IX regulations, with a focus on practical implementation strategies for Title IX administrators....more

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[Webinar] Implementing the 2024 Title IX Regulations for K-12 Schools and Districts - August 14th, 11:00 am - 6:00 pm ET

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This one-day certification course provides a comprehensive review of the procedural and substantive elements of the final Title IX regulations, with a focus on practical implementation strategies for Title IX administrators....more

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EEOC Issues Long-Awaited New Rules and Guidance on the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act of 2023

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The final rule and Guidance issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) this week on the Pregnant Workers’ Fairness Act of 2023 (PWFA) answers the question of “what took so long?”...more

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EEOC Proposed Rule on Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Highlights Obligation to Temporarily Suspend Essential Job Functions

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The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) published proposed regulations on August 11, 2023, regarding the recently enacted Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).  Those regulations will be subject to a sixty-day...more

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[Webinar] Workplace Accommodations and Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers: New Federal Law Requirement as of June 2023 -...

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Adams and Reese Partner Margaret Myers will lead a complimentary, one-hour CLE webinar to discuss Workplace Accommodations and Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Mothers: New Federal Law Requirement as of June 2023....more

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Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: Does It Actually Fill in the Gaps?

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On August 11, 2023, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for enabling rules to the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA).  Congress passed the PWFA to address gaps...more

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New York State Department of Labor Releases Model Policy on Breast Milk Expression in the Workplace

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Shortly before amendments to New York State’s Nursing Mothers in the Workplace Act (the “Act”) took effect on June 7, 2023, the New York State Department of Labor (NYSDOL) published a model breast milk expression in the...more

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Employers Will Face More Pregnancy Accommodation Requests Under New Federal Law

The new Federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (“PWFA”), effective June 27, 2023, purports to expand current federal protections by requiring certain employers to provide “reasonable accommodations” to a worker’s known...more

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Quick Reminder of the Upcoming Effective Date of the New Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)

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As reported in our January 10 alert, the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) goes into effect on June 27. While our prior alert contained the details of this new law, here are a few practical steps to...more

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Second-guessing the advice columns: Is this pregnancy discrimination?

Not in my opinion. The following scenario was in this morning's Miss Manners column. You may need a paid subscription to access, but here's the gist: Employee is 20-something, happily married, and just learned that she is...more

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UK HR two-minute monthly: April 2023

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Our April update includes cases on religious belief discrimination in the education sector, with a school chaplain preaching to pupils his views on same-sex marriage, a case considering whether the potentially disruptive...more

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